day 3 (and the 3-day trip to Chile)
I am trying to write about the past, when so much has happened in between. forgive me, here goes....
i recall the 3rd day being an absolute blast. i woke up feeling much better from whatever body cold was attacking me. i remember dunking my head in a steaming hot waterfall, and i remember playing soccer for like an hour with a cruddy ball, a difficult field, and a tired team...it was pretty much the best soccer game of my life! so much fun! it was me, 2 english guys, an aussie guy, and an isreali vs. 2 peruvians, 1 spaniard, 1 frenchie, and 1 american. we tied 4-4.
the rest of the day was pretty chill. we walked for a few more hours to this tiny town called La Playa (the beach, although it was anything but). after lunching we piled into a bus (if you can call it that) and drove for about an hour and a half over and through some of the most terrifying terrain, cliffs, sheer faces to another small town Santa Theresa. We witnessed the slaughtering of a cow, quite the thing, before heading off to what has to be one of the most beautiful and relaxing places on earth.
Hot springs, or rather, hot springs channeled into big, rock-lined pools of water...warm enough to bathe in yet relaxing enough to just chill. located in the nooks of a mountain side, next to a rushing river, with nearby towering mountains to mesmerize. we watched the sun set in her brialliant pinks, oranges, and yellows on the mountainside...the stars soon graced us and we were in utter blisstown.
at dinner we decided to have a few drinks, so we shared about 4 bottles of wine (between about 6 of us) and got a bit happy and played some awesomely invented games (liquid delight and the new game)...it was a grand time of laughter, joke telling, and story sharing.
as they say in saraguro...stomach full, heart content, mind at ease.
love
i recall the 3rd day being an absolute blast. i woke up feeling much better from whatever body cold was attacking me. i remember dunking my head in a steaming hot waterfall, and i remember playing soccer for like an hour with a cruddy ball, a difficult field, and a tired team...it was pretty much the best soccer game of my life! so much fun! it was me, 2 english guys, an aussie guy, and an isreali vs. 2 peruvians, 1 spaniard, 1 frenchie, and 1 american. we tied 4-4.
the rest of the day was pretty chill. we walked for a few more hours to this tiny town called La Playa (the beach, although it was anything but). after lunching we piled into a bus (if you can call it that) and drove for about an hour and a half over and through some of the most terrifying terrain, cliffs, sheer faces to another small town Santa Theresa. We witnessed the slaughtering of a cow, quite the thing, before heading off to what has to be one of the most beautiful and relaxing places on earth.
Hot springs, or rather, hot springs channeled into big, rock-lined pools of water...warm enough to bathe in yet relaxing enough to just chill. located in the nooks of a mountain side, next to a rushing river, with nearby towering mountains to mesmerize. we watched the sun set in her brialliant pinks, oranges, and yellows on the mountainside...the stars soon graced us and we were in utter blisstown.
at dinner we decided to have a few drinks, so we shared about 4 bottles of wine (between about 6 of us) and got a bit happy and played some awesomely invented games (liquid delight and the new game)...it was a grand time of laughter, joke telling, and story sharing.
as they say in saraguro...stomach full, heart content, mind at ease.
love
posted by dk at 6:08 PM
4 Comments:
Beautiful writings about Peru...onto Chile...have a great time with brother "Fern"...
hey, i figured this out!! your trek up and down the mountain sounds awesome. hope you took lots of pictures. hello to Fena
Dan, I am so excited for you. I love reading your blogs and hearing your wise insight. We miss you, but so glad you are there!
you made up the "mind at ease" part, don´t forget. clever you.
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